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| 3 crew dead after catapults accidentally triggered during Tu-22M3 strategic bomber launch in Russia | 3 crew dead after catapults accidentally triggered during Tu-22M3 strategic bomber launch in Russia |
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| Three people have been killed after the ejection system of a Tu-22M3 bomber aircraft went off during pre-flight preparations outside west-Russian city of Kaluga, the country’s military has said. | Three people have been killed after the ejection system of a Tu-22M3 bomber aircraft went off during pre-flight preparations outside west-Russian city of Kaluga, the country’s military has said. |
| The deadly accident was reported by Russian media on Tuesday and confirmed by the Ministry of Defence shortly afterwards. The military aircraft’s ejection system activated during pre-flight preparations, sending three pilots to their deaths. | |
| “The altitude has been too low for the parachutes to work, and three crew members have received fatal injuries when they landed,” the ministry said in a statement. | |
| It was not immediately clear whether anyone else was harmed during the accident. Planes of the type usually have four crewmembers on board. | |
| It also remains unknown whether the plane sustained any damage during the accident. While Russian media reports described it as a ‘crash,’ the defense ministry’s statement suggested the bomber had not gotten into the air at all. | |
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